Gear-cutting machine or the like.



' the principle of said invention and the bestr UNITED srarnsgrggnnr oFF-Ion,

. WILLIAM F. ZIMMERMANN, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO GOULD & EBER- HARDT, 0F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION 0F NEW JERSEY.

@riginal application filed July 31, 1909, Serial No. 510,657.

specification of Letters Patent.

Patented JulySO, 1912.

Divided and this application filed November 15, 191()A Serial No. 592,454.

a resident of the city of Newark, in the count-y of Essex and State of New Jersey,

have invented certain new and useful Im-A provements in a Gear-Cutting Machine or the Like, and do hereby declare the following specification, talren in connection with the drawings, forming a part of the same, to be a full, clear, and exact description of mode in which l have contemplated applying that principle, so as to distinguish it from other inventions, l

The invention relates primarily to machines that incorporate a tool holder and a work holder with means to reciprocate one of said holders with relation to the other, and means to impart an intermittent indexing movement to one of said holders at the end of each cycle of rcciprocations, and

"more particularly to gear cutting and milling machines. v

The object of this inventlon, which cmbodies subject matter, with certain new fel tures added thereto, divided fromk the ap rication filed July 31st, 1909, Serial Numr 510,657 for metal working machines, is

to provide an automatic controlling device to effect the reciprocations of a tool holder v"or the like and to intermittently index or spacca work holder, which is contiguous to the tool holder. at the end of each cycle of -reciprocations or ot one excursion ot' said tool holder, and to maintain said tool holder inactive duringr said indexing movement.

Another feature of the invention relates to the arrangement of the levers, comprising 'the controlling device to so interlock. that each of the movements, to wit: the feeding and retracting movements of the tool holder and the indexing movement of--the xvork holder, are conditions precedent to caclrnncneeding movement, that is, each movementI is controlled by and dependent upon the coniletionot' each preceding` moven'ient.

Another feature relates to the. arrange ment for hand manipulation of .said movements'wherehy an operator can start any one of the above recited movements pronided the others are" inactivo and completed aat such time.

The invention comprises a tool holder with means to feed and retract same, a work holder, means to index said work holder, operated by each retracting movement of said tool holder, means to maintain said tool holder in a retracted position until the completion of said indexing movement and means operated by the completion ot said indexing movement to start said feeding movement and means to manually effect each of said movements.

Theannexed drawings and the following description set forth in detail certain mechanism, embodying means constituting, however, but one of the various mechanical forms, in which the principle of invention may be used. i

The novelty of the invention will be readily understood from the drawings, which show s o much of a gear cutting machine as to properly illustrate the invention in itspreferred form and from thefollowing description thereof.

The novelty of the invention will be more iparticularly pointed out in the claims annexed to said description.

Referring to the drawings: -Fiure l is a partial side elevation of a gear cutting machine embodying the invention, and illustrating the indexing mechanism for the work holder.` 2 is a sectional view of the indexing mechanism at X X1 of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the controlling arrangement with the hand operating levers located on the outside of the casino in dot f and dash. Fig. 4 is a left-ond elevation of Fig. 3 with the casing in section. Fig.' 5 is a right end lelevation of Fig.y 3' with thc casing in section. Fig. (i is a sectional view of the index lever at. Y Y', of Fig. Fig. T is a sectional view of the index clutch at Z Z, of Fig. Fig. 8 is a side elevation of thc invention illustrating 'a connect-ion between the work mandrel and index mecha.-

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Pei'crring particularly to rFig. 1, the tool holder or cutter carriage 1 is mounted to reciprocate vertically upon the main frame 2 and connected to the reciprocating mech anism by the screw 3, which engages a threaded portion ot the said carriage l. The screw 2l is provided at its lower end with a gear 4 engagingwith and rotated by a gear 5 secured to the vertical shaft 6. This vertical shaft 6 is connected to and rotated by a horizontal shaft 7 through a pair of bevel gears 8. The horizontal shaft '7 has loosely mounted thereon, two4 helical gear wheels 9 and 10 rotating in opposite directions and provided with clutch teeth on their opposing faces. The gear 9 rotates slowly for the feeding movement of the cutter carriage and is driven by the worm 11, and the gear 10 rotates rapidly for the retractng movement and is driven by the helical gear 12 secured to the main shaft 13, which is connected to any suitable source of power. The feed worm 11 receivesits motionl by suitable change wheels 84 connected to the retracting or main shaft 13 in any well known manner. A sliding clutch 41, having clutch teeth on each end thereof, is slidably keyed to the horizontal shaft 7 and arranged to alternately engage the feed and retracting gears 9 and 10 as hereinafter lmore fully described.

Referring now to Figs. 1 and 2, the index driving shaft 14 is connected to the main shaft 13 by means of the bevel/,gears 15. An index driving pinion -16, preferably integral with said index driving shaft 14, engages with and rotates .the clutch gear 17, loosely mounted on and concentric with the clutch disk 18, which is keyed to the index shaft 19, mounted in a casing 20, inclosing the'in'dexing mechanism. The clutch gear 17 is rel tamed in position by the flange 21 secured to the clutch disk 18. A latch 22 isrotatably mounted within and at a distance from the center of said clutch disk `17, and arranged to couple and uncouple said constantly rotating clutch gear 17 and index shaft 19. A portion of the shank of said latch 22 is cut away at 23, equalr in width to the clutch gear 17, to allow' said gear to rotate freely upon said disk 18 when so desired. The latch y22 is urged, a spring 24, to rock toward the forward abutment 25, formed by a depression in the clutch disk 18, whereby t-he driving portion ofA said latch 22 is brought into driving engagement with one of the concave recesses 26 provided in the clutch gear 17, thereby coupling the clutch disk 18 and with it the index shaft 19 tothe constantly rotating clutch gear 17. The clutch disk 18 is held stationaryrby the engagement of the latch 22 with the index lever 27 whereby said latch is withheld from engagement with the recesses 26. The index lever 27 is arranged to rock on. the shaft 28, secured in the casinor 20, and is operated to allow the index shaft to rotate intermitv. tently as hereinafter more fully described.

A spring pressed plunger 29 is arranged in the lever 27 to engage with the notches 30 so as to maintain said lever in either the operative or inoperative position.

To control the number of rotations of the index shaft 19, or to time the uncoupling thereof from' the clutch,gear 17, a positive 33 rotate in unison. The gear 33 engages 'with the gear 35 which is loosely mounted on the index shaft 19, and is provided with a series of cams 36 secured thereto, each of which is provided with ardifi'erent number of lobes, such as one, two and four as used in the present structure. The cams 36 control the lever 27 by means 'of a sliding cam piece 37 slidable longitudinally in said lever gears 32 and 70 27 and adapted to be operated onA by any of 80 said cams 36 when it is desired to rotate the index shaft 19 eitherone, two or four rotations between the coupling and uncoupling of said index shaft 19 and the clutch gear 17.

Vhen it is desired to rotate said lindex shaft 19 continuously, the cam? piece. 37 is not in engagement with anyI one of the cams 36. Grooves in the form 'of a circular rack are provided on the sliding cam piece 37 for engagement with a pinion 38, whereby said cam piece 37 is properly positioned to be operated on by any one of the cams to obtain thedesi red number of rotations of the index shaft 19. The pinion 38 is rotatably mounted in the index lever 27 and is a knurled knob 39 graduated to indicate the position of the cam piece 37 with relation to the cams36.

The operation of this portion of the mechanism will now be described and is as 1 follows: The index 4driving shaft 14 and pinion 16, whichw receive motion from thev main shaft 13 as hereinbefore described are constantly rotating and drive the clutch gear 17. When the index lever 27 is rocked 1 by means to be hereinafter described, to release the latch 22, the spring 24 actuates .the latch 22 until it strikes the forward abutment 25 in the clutch disk 18, thereby provided with '9 5 engaging said latch with the next approach- 1.10

ing recess 26, in the clutch gear 17, to positively couple the index shaft 19 with the constantly rotating clutch gear 17. The gear 31, which is secured to and rotates with the index shaft 19, rotates -the double gear 32 and 33 which in turn rotate the gear 35 to which the cams '36 are secured. Thfcams 36 are therefore actuated by the rotations of the index shaft 19, when the same -is coupled to the constantly rotating 12o clutch gear 17. Assuming now that the sliding cam piece 37 is-inl the path of the cam having four lobes, the index lever 27 will be forced into thel path of the latch 22,

just prior to the completion of the first rotation of the index shaft 19; therefore the said index shaft 19 will only make vone complete rotation for each rocking of'the index lever 27 to release lthe latch 22. In

the construction shown, the cams 36 are 130 provided with one, two and four lobes re-A spectively and the gearing which is composedy of the gears 31, 32, 33 and 35, have a ratio of 'l to 4. T he relation o1- the gear-4 ing ratio to the number of lobes in eaohone of the cams must be euch, that the number Adisk 17.4 By shifting the cam piece 37 into the path of the cam having two lobes, the

indexsshaft 1.9 will be constrained toI make gagement with the spring y the 'feeding' and f it is operated.

two rotations between each coupling and uncoupling:r of the gear 17 and shaft 19. lVhcn', however, the cam piece is moved into the path of the one-lobed cam, the shaft 19 will make fourl complete rotations for each rocking of the index lever 27 to release the latch. vThe index shaft 1`9 which is constrained to rotate intermittently1 between the reciprocations of theftool carriage, transmits intermittent motion to the worl: table 853 by means of suitable change wheels Sli between said index shaft 1f) and shaft 40, and gears S7 between saidshaft- 40 and worm 8S, which worin engages with a worm wheel 89 secured to the work table 85. (See Fig. SQ; The work table 8:3 is rotatably mounted yin the work carriage 90, which is adjustablyarranged upon the horizontal portion ot 1the frame. A screw 91 is provided to adjust said work carriage.

The arrangement or' levers, plungers and connectingA rods, primarily voperated by the cutter carriage, and-located intermediate, vrctracting mechanism and the 4indexing` .mechanism tocontrol the sequence of, and interlock the'yarious move ments, will now vbe described. The reversing of clutch 41, slidably keyed to, and rotatable with the horizontal shaft 7,'is operated by a rock'lever 42 which is secured to the rock shaft 43 and engages the ripheral` groove 44 in |said rclutch 4l. rock shaft 43 has keyedthereto, a .f lever 45 provided with a series of note. to determine thezposition thereof by enpressed plunger 47, arranged in the casing 48. The reversingr lever 45 is operated by a lostmotion lever 49v loosely mounted on the rock shaft 43. The lost motion lever 49 provided with two abutniente 5l), between which the reversing lever 45 located and by which y A wedge shaped spring pressed plunger 51 is arranged in the lost m Tft-ion lever 49 'to engage a series of note-hes 52 in the block The notches correspond to the position the lost motion lever 49 occupies when the reverse clutch 41' is in engagement with eitherth'e feeding or rerThe traeting gear, or when disengaged entirelyfrom either. ofthe gears, and occupying a neutral pos1tien... :,Thelost motion lever 49 is operated by the cutter carriage 1, and is connected thereto by a linlr 54, a lever oo f ivoted at 56 on the frame 2, and `the tappet rod 57 upon which two adjustable tap.- pet or trip dogs 58 are mounted.- A trip latch 59, lproject-ing from the cutter carriage, is arranged' between these tappet dogs, so as to alternately ,operate each one; the length of travel of the cutter carriage being 'determined by the position of the tappetdogs on the rod 57. A stop 60 for the lost motion lever 49 is arranged to limit the ymovement of said lever in both directions, as hereinafter described. N

The reversing lever 45 is shown in a feeding position, that is, the reversing clutch 4l is in engagement with the feed gear 9 and the cutter carriage 1 is in the actof feedingdownward. It will be noticed that the reversing lever 45 is entirely free from con- 'tact with either one of the abutments 50 on the lost motion lever 49, and is maintained in theposition shown by the plunger 47. A hand lever 6l is arranged outside of the casing 48, and is secured to a shaft 62, eXtending t fough said easing and having keyed ner end thereof, a lever 63 provided $4. Fig. A pin 65, secured to the reversinglever 45, is arranged within the slot 64 and operated thereby. By pressing the hand lever 61 downward, the reversingr lever`45 would be moved to the right and thereby the reversing clutch disengaged from the feed 9 and the cutter carriage wouldr be inactive. The plunger 47 would then, be in Contact with the right abutment 46, and the reversing lever 45 would be in Contact with the lett end abut- Amentl 50 on the lost motion lever 49. Furreleased, the retracting movement willl iinmediately stop, due to the plunger 51, by its own inl nt power or i'notive force, movin rcvci'eing lever 45 into the middle position with the plunger 47 against the right abutment iti. The slot G4 is elongated as shown, for the purpose of allowing the automatic operation of the reversing lever 45, now to be described, without in any way This hand lever plunger 95 to shown.

Assuming the cutter carringeV to'be feed,- ing downward until theA trip latehz'it)` strilzes g pressed 61 is provided with a spring the lower tappet dogs and movesthe tappetv moving the hand lever 61.;

maintain it in the positiony 3,; spring pressed plunger ,51l as described, isy

rod, and with it the lost motion lever 49 until the spring pressed plunger 51 is on the other side of the apex formed by the notch 52, the said plunger 51by its owny motive power, rapidly moves .to the left notch 52 and carries with it the reversing lever and thereby 'engages the reversing clutch with the reti-actin gear and retracts the cutter carriage. T le act-ion of the limited by the contact of e arm 92, of the lost motion lever 49, with the' abutment 93 on the stop 60. When the action of said plunger 51 tends t'o` move thelost motion lever in a reverse direction, said movement 4is limited by the abutment 94 as shown'in Fig. 3. The retracting movement of the c, CD

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cutter carriage will operate thev upper tap- /pet dogand move the plunger 51 toward gradually pulled apart by the movement of the cutter carriage. The reverse lever is not moved until the apex of the notch 52 has been passed by the plunger 51, when the clutches are rapidly withdrawn by the motive force of the plunger, thereby prerventing the premature wear of the clutchteeth. As the lost motion lever movesfrom the retracting position by the retracting i movement of the cutter carriage, and the clutch 41 is moved to a middle osition, the indexing mechanism is unlocked) by the lost motion lever.- The completion of the indexing movement will then startthe feed of The lever irrangement and the operation to unlock the indexing mechanism and to start the feed will now be described in detail. 49 is provided with a. gear. segment 66, engag'ing with a similar gear -segnient 67 on the lever 68. A spring pressed plunger 69 is arranged in the lever 68, and provided with a 'pin 70 secured thereto to operate on an inclinelnock 71 to alter the position of the -plunger 69 as the lever (38 is rocked. The plunger 69 operates the downward extending arm 96 of a triple armed lever 72, having one'end of the link 73 securedthereto, the other end whereof is attached to the index lever 27. VThe plunger 69 is .withdrawn romcontact with the arm 96, by means of the incline block 71 and in 70,

when the lever 72 has been' rocked sul ciently to unlock the indexing mechanism;

The mechanism just described'constittes- The lost motion lever.

by the lost motion lever when rocked from the retracting tothe neutral position and the functions thereof are apparent and4 need no further elucidation The shifting mechanism for the reversing" clutch actuated by the-completion of the indexing movement is composed of'a hook 74. attached to the triple armed lever 7 2and arranged to actuate an arm 75 of the reversing lever v45upon the completion ofthe indexthe index unlocking device and is operated ing movement, that' is,l when the index, lever 27 is rocked by one of the cams 36, to engage thelatch v22 and thereby stop the indexin v A projection 76 is provided on the hook 4 Y to en ge the shaft;77, whereby lthe hookais withga hooktoe shaft 77.' A hand ii ex lever 80i's secured to the outer end of the lshaft 77, for the purpose of manually unlocking Vthe indexing mechanism when Vso desired. pressed plunger 81 is .`arranged, in the doule armed lever 79 toresa the hook74fin,

engagement with thes aft 77.

A spring rawn from the`\ rm--75on itaiupward. movement. A'pi'iil 78fia1so provided on the.

. e a ceiiidike roove in thence-- ble armed lever 79 ,"{"Wlii'c yis keyed tothe' To 'unlock the-indexing mechanism manually, and assumingitlie reversing lever 451:0 be inhli `neutralposition, the hand index 1even 80 moved in, a downward direction, thereby iloperating the triple ,y armed llever through tlie pin 78 and hook 74. The hand lever 80 is 'then returned to its original positiomby the completion of Y`the indexing movement, without the hook 74 having come into engagement with the reversing lever 45 Vdue to the cam like groovein the lever 79.

To hold thehand index lever 80l in either position, a small spring plunger 82 is' arranged therein to casing 48. v f

A safety device is provided Ito prevent the engage depressions in` the"` indexing mechanism beingv unlocked bylv hand when the reversing'clutch is in engagement wlth thev'feedl gear as fshown in ther drawings. lThis device consists of an'ai'm 83, on the lever 79, arranged to strikez against the arm' 75 whenin the .position shown in Figs. 1 and' 3, thereby reventing the index mechanism being unlocked...

This arm'SB passes over'the arm 7 5'when the rev, versing lever 45 1s in a neutral position, that'f,

is, when the reversing 4clutch is entirely dise engaged, thereby also preventing the feedr from being arm 83.

The general operation of the mechanism is as follows: .The cutter carriage :feedsdownl vward until it strikes the loweritap t do tioi f to move the reversing clutch from the' retract-ing gear. The cutter. ;l

retracted until 1t comes m' contact--wi 12o staited'- While the indexin movement 1s taking place, because u war movement of the arm 75 is prevented l y the ing position. n

given to the reversing lever by the hook- 1s.

u er taf et do when the reversing clutch ispiidovedid a neicirtral position and held there by the plunger 47.' tion of the retracting movement and during the, time the cutter carriage is in contact with the upper tappet dog, the indexing mechanism is unlocked. ,The completion of' theindexing movement as evidenced by the rocking of the index lever 27, by means of the cams 36, raises the hook 74A and therely rocks thev reversing lever toward the fee The amount of movement i feeding and retracting mechanism therefor,

an indexing mechanism, means operable by the retraction of said carriage to unlock said indexing mechanism means to lock said in'- dexing mechanism and means actuated by said locking means to engage said feeding mechanism.

The combination with a carriage, of a feeding and retracting mechanism therefor, comprising a reversing clutch, an indexing mechanism, means operable by the retraction of said carriage to unlock said indexing mechanism, means to lock said indexing mechanism and means actuated by said locking means to move said reversing clutch into y the feeding position.

3. The combination with a carriage, of a feeding and Vretracting mechanismv therefor, comprising a reversing clutch, an indexing mechanism. means operable by said carriage to move said clutch into the retract-ing and the stop or neutral position and unlock said indexing mechanism means to lock said indexing mechanism and means actuated by said locking means to move said clutch into a feeding position.

et. The combination with a carriage, of a feeding and reti-acting mechanism therefor, comprising a reversing clutch, a lever for said clutch, means operable by said carriage to move said lever trom the feeding position to the retracting and neutral position` an indexing mechanism, means cooperating with said' llever to unlock said indexing mechanism. means to lock said indexing mechanism and means operated rby said locking means to move said lever from the neutral to the feeling position. A

5. The combination with a carriage, of a feeding and retracting mechanism therefor, an indexing mechanism, including a shaft, a

gearand a clutch mechanism to coupleand Just' before the comple uncouple said shaft and .gear at predetermined intervals, means operable by the retraction of said carriage to couple said shaft and gear, and means actuated by said: shaft to uncouple saidshaft and gear and to cngage the feeding motion of said carriage.

6.. The combination `with a carriage, of a feeding and retracting mechanism' therefor mechanism including a shaft, a gear. an mechanism to couple and uncouple said means operable by the retraction of said car-4 riage to .move said reversing clutch ,into the neutral position 'and to couple said shaft and gearand means, actuated by said shaft to uncouple said shaft and gear and to move said reversing clutch into a 7. The combination with a carriage, of 'a feeding and retracting mechanism, an in-A dexing mechanism, comprising a shaft, and' clutch mechanism to rotate said shaft at desired intervals, means operable by the retraction of said carriage to effect said intersaid shaft to. disconnect said clutch mec-hanism and engage the feeding mechanism ci said carriage.

8. The combination with a carriage, o a feeding and retracting mechanism, comprising a reversing clutch, an indexin mechanism, including a shaft and 'ciutch mechanism to rotate said shaft at desired intervals, means operable by the retraction of said carriage to connect said clutch mechanism and to move said reversing clutch into a neutral position and positive mechanism actuated by said shaft to disconnect said clutch mechanism and move said reversing clutch into a feeding position.

9. The combination with'a carriage, of a feeding and retracting mechanism therefor, comprisingr a reversing clutch, a lever to opcrate said clutch, connn'ising a shaft and clutch mechanism to rotate said vshaft at desired intervals, means operable by the retraction of said carri-ige to move said loam' into a neutral positicmv and to connect said clutch mecha nisrn and means actuated by said shan: to disconnect said clutch mechanism and move said lever into a feeding position.

l0. The combination with a carriage, of s feeding and retractionl mechanism therefor, a reversing lever, an indexing device, com-` prising a clutch mechanism, means operable by the retraction of said carriage to move' said lever into a neutral position, andto couple said clutch mechanism, and means ac-' tuated by said indexing device to uncoupie said clutch mechanism and move said lever to the feeding position. i Y l1. vThe combination with a carriage, of a feeding' and retracting mechanism`V there- A for, a reversing lever, e shaft, means to incom rlsin a reversin clutch an indexi g g a feeding position. y

mittent rotations and means actuated by an indexing mechanism' shaft and gear at predetermined interv $155,;

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termittently rotate said shaft, means operable by said carriage, to move said reversing lever into a nent-ral position andto eifect the rotations of said shaft, and means-.operable from said-shaft to stop said rotations, and to move saidlever into a feeding position.

12. The combination with a carriage, o f a feeding and retracting mechanism therefor, a shaft, means'to intermittently rotate said shaft, means operable by the retraction of said carriage vto effect the rotations of said shaft, and means operable from said shaft to stop said rotations and to start said feeding mechanism.

13. The coinbination'with a carriage, of a feeding and retracti'ng mechanism therefor, an indexing mechanism, devices for controlling said feeding, retracting and indexing mechanism, comprising a lever operatively connected to said carriage with means to hold said lever in a retracting, indexing or feeding position until rocked therefrom', means cooperating .with said lever to unlock said indexing mechanism, means to lock said indexing mechanism and means operable by said locking mechanism to rock said lever into the feeding position.

14. The combination with a. carriage, of a feeding and retracting mechanism therefor, an indexinginechanism, a reversing lever operatively connected to said carriage, means to hold said lever in the feeding retracting orv 'indexing position, until rocked therefrom, means Coperat-ing with satid lever to unlock said indexing mechanism, means to lock said indexing mechanism and means operable by said locking mechanism to rock said levei` into the feeding position.`

15. The combination with a carriage, of a feeding and retracting mechanism therefon,

an indexing mechanism, means to lmanually operate said indexing mechanism, a reversing lever arranged to prevent said manual operation of the indexing mechanism, when said lever is in a feeding position.l

16. The combination with a carriage, .of a feeding and ret-racting mechanism therefor,

comprising a reversing lever, an indexing mechanism, means to manually operate said indexing mechanism and reversing lever so arranged that thev indexing lmechanism'cannot be manually operated when said lever is in a feeding position, and-so'that said,v

reversing lever cannotbe manually operated to engage the feeding mechanism when the indexing mechanism has been unlocked.

17. lThe combinationiwith a carriage, of a feeding and retracting mechanism itherefor, comprisinga reversin lever, an. indexing mechanism, an index lgejver to manually operate said indexing mechanism, a lever tov manually operate said reversing lever, said reversing lever arranged to prevent said index lei-'er being rocked when said reversing lever is'in afeeding'po'sition, and said index lever arranged to prevent said revers-v ing lever being rocked to a feed position Vwhensaid indexing lever has been rocked to operate vsaid indexing mechanism,

18.The combination with a carriage, of a feeding and retreating-mechanism therefor, comprising a reversing lever, an indexing mechanism, an index'lever to manually operate said indexingmechanism, said reversing lever arranged'to prevent said indexing lever bein rockedwheii said reversing lever is in a ceding position.l

19. The combination with a carriage, of

a feeding and retracting mechanism therefor, comprising a reversing lever,"an indexing mechanism', means operable by said carriage to rock said lever, means coperatingy with said le'ver to `unlock said indexing echanism, and a leverftov manually operate said reversing lever without unlocking said indexing mechanism.

.20. The combination with a carriage, of

a feeding and retracting mechanism, a 're-.

versing lever therefor, a lost mot-ion lever" to actuate said reversing lever connected to said carriage, connections from said lost motionv levervto said indexing mechanism to unlock same, and connections from said indexing mechanism to said reversing lever whereby said reversing lever is rocked to the feed osition4 whi'an said indexing mechanism is locked. I

21. The combination with a carriage, vof

a feeding and ret-racting mechanism, a reversing lever therefor, ,a lost'motion lever to actuate said reversing lever, connections from said lost motion lever uto said carriage,

wherebysaid reversing lever is rocked toy a retracting and neutral position, an indexing mechanism, connections therefrom to' said lost mot-ion lever, whereby the indexing Kmechanism is unlocked, and connections from said indexing 4mechanism to said re-v versing lever, whereby said reversing lever is rockedto the feeding position, when said indexing mechanism is locked.

22. The combination with a carriage, of a feeding and retracting mechanism, a reversing lever therefor, connections ythere.

from to said carriage whereby said carriage is retracted and stopped, an indexing mec anism, a controlling device to actuate same,

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connections between said lever and controlupon the completion of the indexing.

.ling device to effect the indexing motion.. and other connections therebetween to actin' ate said lever, whereby the feed is'engaged'` 23. The combination with a carriage," (if-3j` 1 a feeding andretracting mechanism-therefor, a reversing lever, connections therefrom to said carriage, whereby said carriage is retracted; and stopped, an indexing mechl anism, a controlling device to actiiateame,l connections between said controlling device 130 and lever to effect thef'indez-:ingmotion and @Hwy connections therebetween to partaly l rock Sad lever into the #TQM yosmon and a 12e/@ding n; Unlock SAM indexing nmuhsxrxsln, and' oum connemlm tmr'afrmn if) sind reve by the Yeh-:Winn 

